April 2018

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Recognising the festival of Ridvan

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recognising the festival of Ridvan

Dear Editor, For twelve days at the end of April and beginning of May, from April 21 to May 2 every year, Baha’i communities around the world would celebrate their most holy festival- Ridvan. This...

A cancer patient’s plight and a plea to the Minister of Health

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A cancer patient’s plight and a plea to the Minister of Health

Dear Editor, Please permit me some space in your column to reach out to the Minister of health and enlighten the public on a sensitive issue, pertaining to the treatment of Cancer in Guyana. I am a...

Beware of having to eat your words

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Beware of having to eat your words

Editor, I begin my article today with the quotation used by a “famous” criminal lawyer “It doesn’t make sense … something is wrong here.” These were the words used...

The cost of the ICJ hearing

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The cost of the ICJ hearing

Dear Editor, It is hard to accept and understand the exuberant cost estimates associated with the ICJ case of Guyana vs. Venezuela as it pertains to Essequibo. There have been a number of cases where...

National consensus to save and revitalise the sugar industry

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on National consensus to save and revitalise the sugar industry

Dear Editor, There are public calls for high level national conferences to find a national agreement on ways to save and revitalise the Sugar Industry of Guyana to make it a viable and profitable...

A Matter of Identity

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Matter of Identity

Dear Editor, I was quite entranced by the intellectual passion which informed the discussion of the late Churamanie Bissundyal on Neaz Subhan’s programme ‘The Factor’, on Friday evening, March...

Get a grip of the young

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Get a grip of the young

Dear Editor, I would like to see parents and guardians, put all efforts in sending their young children to Sunday mornings church service, whether Hindu, Muslim or Christian. On early Sunday morning,...

Time for condign action

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for condign action

Dear editor, Again, there are reports in the media about threats to the life of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. These are indeed very serious and must heighten concerns about the...

A misrepresentation of history

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A misrepresentation of history

Dear Editor, Your editorial of March 20, 2018,on the late Cheddi Jagan, was timely, given that it was his 100th birth anniversary. It seems that the names Jagan and Burnham are symbiotic in that any...

IT’S THE SAME SAD STORY

Apr 12, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on IT’S THE SAME SAD STORY

Guest Editorial Three years ago, Guyanese voted for a change, essentially because of the massive corruption, arrogance, lack of accountability and transparency, and crime, especially extra-judicial...

Real democracy continues to elude Guyana… President Granger continues to act unilaterally

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Real democracy continues to elude Guyana… President Granger continues to act unilaterally

…House met only four times this year – Ram The first quarter of the year has been completed and the National Assembly was convened only four times. Social Commentator and Attorney-at-law,...

Int’l study on 100 corrupt oil contracts reveal… Vague terms, abuse of discretion are worrying warning signs

Apr 11, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Int’l study on 100 corrupt oil contracts reveal… Vague terms, abuse of discretion are worrying warning signs

Contracts which lead to or encourage acts of corruption, often carry a number of red flags. In this regard, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), advises that citizens must be on the...

Cops nab six men, four guns and stolen car

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cops nab six men, four guns and stolen car

-following robbery attempt on Supply businessman Police last night apprehended six men with four guns at Supply, East Bank Demerara. ‘A’ Division Commander Leslie James told Kaieteur News that...

Ministers to be gagged on ICJ case…US$15M signing bonus inadequate even for ICJ legal fees

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ministers to be gagged on ICJ case…US$15M signing bonus inadequate even for ICJ legal fees

As Guyana buckles down to fighting Venezuela’s claim to two-thirds of Essequibo, authorities are urging patriotism. Yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge, in urging responsible...

AFC ministries tell Jagdeo:‘You should be the last person to lecture us on corruption’

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AFC ministries tell Jagdeo:‘You should be the last person to lecture us on corruption’

The ministries of Public Infrastructure and Natural Resources note comments made by the Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at yesterday’s press conference, to the effect that there is...

Donald sorry fuh Lula; Sam sorry fuh Jagdeo

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Donald sorry fuh Lula; Sam sorry fuh Jagdeo

Donald Dumb now showing ee true colours. People never believe he was a thief or a scamp but dem always seh show me yuh company/friends and we gun tell you who you are. Lula, de most popular...

Badminton prodigy Narayan Ramdhani wins opening match in Commonwealth Games -Winston George out of 200m event

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badminton prodigy Narayan Ramdhani wins opening match in Commonwealth Games -Winston George out of 200m event

Yesterday, National Badminton men’s Champion Narayan Ramdhani made light work of St. Helena’s Vernon Smeed 21-6, 21-8 to win the three-game match in two sets to advance to the round-of-32 in the...

Rusal bonds slump, customers review contracts as U.S. sanctions bite

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal bonds slump, customers review contracts as U.S. sanctions bite

Rusal’s dollar bonds slumped to record lows. Two major customers said they were reviewing their contracts, and the London Metal Exchange distanced itself from the aluminium giant on Tuesday, in the...

HJ pays GNBA, avoids shutdown

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on HJ pays GNBA, avoids shutdown

One of the more popular radio stations in Guyana—94.1 Boom FM—owned by Hits and Jams Entertainment has been able to avoid experiencing temporary shutdown resulting from nonpayment of fees....

Better prices, higher yields in rice first crop

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Better prices, higher yields in rice first crop

With reports of higher yields from farmers’ paddy cultivation, over 530,000 tonnes of paddy is projected to be produced during the first crop. This is up nine percent from the 488,833 tonnes that...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Algoo’s unbeaten 83 put Berbice in control

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Algoo’s unbeaten 83 put Berbice in control

Story and photos by Sean Devers An accomplished unbeaten half century from National U-19 right-hander Alex Algoo put Berbice in charge when bails were lifted on the opening day of the first round of...

Queen’s Prize Pairs Finals – Day 2… Guyanese duo end 11th, England take gold

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Queen’s Prize Pairs Finals – Day 2… Guyanese duo end 11th, England take gold

On a very challenging day which brought with it switching winds on multiple occasions during the 900 and 1000 yards shoot, the Guyanese Pair of Lennox Braithwaite and Ransford Goodluck managed to...

Linden gets portable asphalt plant

Apr 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden gets portable asphalt plant

A portable asphalt plant with the capacity to supply asphalt for several roads per day has been established in the Blue Berry Hill/Christianburg area in the vicinity of Bucktown. Road rehabilitation...

Solo Under-19 Hockey Leagues off to promising start

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Solo Under-19 Hockey Leagues off to promising start

The Solo under-19 Hockey leagues featuring competitions for both boys and girls under the age of 19 years got off to a good start over the weekend. Many new faces were on display in the competition...

Balram Narine dominant is Roy’s Taxi Service cycle race in West Berbice

Apr 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Balram Narine dominant is Roy’s Taxi Service cycle race in West Berbice

The second annual Roy’s Taxi Service cycle race which was organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) was held on Sunday on the West Berbice. The 30 miles event started from Bennet Dam in front...

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No good deed goes unpunished

Nov 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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